Historical February–March 2022 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH – There are close to 30+ Black-owned businesses in the Delmar Loop. Businesses range from services to retail sales to restaurants and professional services.
In the Delmar Loop, we honor and support Black-owned businesses every day.
The Delmar Loop is home to over 30 Black-Owned businesses that are a critical part of the famed boulevard.
During the pandemic, six new Black-Owned businesses opened on the St. Louis City side of the Loop.
This month is a great opportunity for you as a neighbor to take the opportunity to learn about those businesses. Visit our Facebook page, @TheDelmarLoop where we will be featuring the businesses in celebration of Black History month and also, the notable Black and African American members of the St. Louis Walk of Fame. Did you know, Josephine Baker, Maya Angelou, Dick Gregory, and Cedric the Entertainer called St. Louis home?
There are many more people who influenced art, music, education, sports, and other fields all with stars on Delmar. Visit www.stlouiswalkoffame.org for more information and then take the opportunity to stretch your legs and see the stars for yourself.
Here is a list of the new Black-Owned businesses that have opened during the pandemic: • AAA Fish House, 5916 Delmar • Backing Blacks, 5901 Delmar • Black Beauty Supply, 5892 Delmar • House of Sheabella, 6161 Delmar, Ste. 102 • The Wizard’s Wagon, 6178 Delmar • Vails Brothers Shrimp, Chicken, and Fish, 5942 Delmar Take the time to learn more about the business community that is at your doorstep. DID YOU KNOW? Dr. Punch, founder of Stop the Bleed/ The T in St. Louis, was most recently honored as The Stellar Performer Award at the 20th Annual Salute to Excellence in Health Care Awards from the St. Louis American Foundation. Dr. Punch was also named Visionary of the Year 2020 by St. Louis Magazine’s A-List Awards. Cortez Burnett, owner of Krab Kingz, brought the first Krab Kingz to St. Louis. Tameka Stigers, owner of Locs of Glory, was named the 2019 Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Minority Small Business of the Year winner.
She was one of only 9 honorees in Eastern Missouri! And she was invited to the White House because of the recognition.
She also launched a new store in 2021, Black Beauty Supply. Saint Louis Story Stitchers received a $25,000 grant from The Lewis Prize for Music’s COVID-19 Community Response Fund. St. Louis Artworks is a Bloomberg Asphalt Arts grants award winner and will undertake a public art project in 2022 with the proceeds. Wells Fargo kicked off their Hope USA initiative in The Delmar Loop and issued $50,000 in grants to 10 Blackowned businesses.
Please continue to support all of our local businesses, they need your support now more than ever. Stay well and healthy!
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, February–March 2022.
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Original source: SD_Times2022_02.pdf, printed page(s) 4; PDF page(s) 4.
